Maldives moves to scrap tax on foreign travel agents and booking platforms
The government has submitted a bill to Parliament seeking to repeal amendments to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act that introduced a 17% tax on services provided by overseas booking platforms, travel agents and tour operators. The proposed legislation was submitted on Tuesday by Kolamaafushi MP Ibrahim Didi on behalf of the government. The […]
Extending TGST offshore: Three questions the proposed GST amendment has yet to answer
People’s Majlis is now considering a government-backed amendment to the Goods and Services Tax Act (Law No. 10/2011) that would, for the first time, require foreign tour operators, overseas travel agents, and offshore booking platforms to register with the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority and charge 17% Tourism GST on sales of Maldives travel services. The […]
